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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

A. The boys and girl in our club is in the cafe

B. The boys and girl visit my house.

C. The boys or the girls sings in the choir.

D. The boy or the girls come to school late

Answer Explanation:

The correct choice is Choice B: “The boys and girl visit my house.”

This sentence is correctly punctuated and uses the correct verb form to agree with the plural subject “boys and girl”.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.

Q #1: The class is nervous about ------------- first exam

A. they’re

B. its

C. its’

D. it’s

Answer Explanation
Q #2: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

A. Although the town appears strikingly dull; most folks say its a nice place to live.

B. Although the town appears strikingly dull, most folks say it's a nice place to live.

C. Although the town appears strikingly dull most folks say it's a nice place to live.

D. Although the town appears strikingly dull, most folks say its a nice place to live.

Answer Explanation

B is punctuated correctly because it uses the comma correctly to separate the introductory clause from the main clause.
Q #3: The gist of the saying went something like this: if a person wants to get ahead in life, you have to be willing to work for it. Which of the following language conventions is violated in the sentence above?

A. Punctuation-antecedent agreement

B. Punctuation of an introductory clause

C. Verb tense

D. Use of a colon

Answer Explanation

The pronoun "you" in the sentence, "if a person wants to get ahead in life, you have to be willing to work for it" does not agree in number with the antecedent "a person," which is singular. It should be "he or she" instead of "you" to maintain agreement.

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